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Psalm 144:1–2

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1Praise be to the Lord my Rock,l

who trains my hands for war,

my fingers for battle.

2He is my loving God and my fortress,m

my strongholdn and my deliverer,

my shield,o in whom I take refuge,

who subdues peoplesap under me.

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Footnotes

  1. aMany manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people

Cross references

  1. lSee Ge 49:24
  2. mPs 59:9; 91:2
  3. nPs 27:1; 37:39; 43:2
  4. oSee Ge 15:1; See Ps 18:2
  5. pSee Jdg 4:23; See Ps 18:39

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Blessed be the Lord, my rock,

who trains my hands for war,

and my fingers for battle;

he is my steadfast love and my fortress,

my stronghold and my deliverer,

my shield and he in whom I take refuge,

who subdues peoples under me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Blessed be the Lord, my rock

who trains my hands for battle

and my fingers for warfare.

He is my faithful love and my fortress,

my stronghold and my deliverer.

He is my shield, and I take refuge in him;

he subdues my people under me.

NLTNew Living Translation

Praise the Lord, who is my rock.

He trains my hands for war

and gives my fingers skill for battle.

He is my loving ally and my fortress,

my tower of safety, my rescuer.

He is my shield, and I take refuge in him.

He makes the nations submit to me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Blessed be Yahweh, my rock,

the one who trains my hands for battle,

my fingers for war—

my loyal love and my fortress,

my stronghold and my deliverer,

my shield, and one in whom I take refuge,

the one who subdues peoples under me.

KJV 1900King James Version

Blessed be the Lord my strength,

Which teacheth my hands to war,

And my fingers to fight:

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer;

My shield, and he in whom I trust;

Who subdueth my people under me.